Early (really early) on Monday morning, April 18, 2016, Founder and Chairman of eMerge Americas, Manny Medina held a press conference to talk to the media about his vision for the conference, his thoughts on tech, and the place that Miami plays in all of that. eMerge Americas 2016 is a sold-out conference of over 13,000 attendees that has the mission to serve as the catalyst for establishing Miami as the technology hub for the Americas in order to propel innovation and investment in South Florida and Latin America.